Madonna Plants Tree To Launch Malawi Girls School

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  • Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
  • Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
  • Madonna looks chic in black as she arrives to the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ at The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on September 30, 2009

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    Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
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    Madonna plants a tree at a ground breaking ceremony for her Raising Malawi Academy for Girls in Malawi, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009
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    Madonna looks chic in black as she arrives to the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ at The Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on September 30, 2009
 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: October 26, 2009 3:03 PM EDT

LILONGWE, Malawi --

Madonna is marking the start of construction at her school for girls in Malawi.

The pop superstar cut a ribbon and planted a tree at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

The 51-year-old celebrity arrived in the impoverished southern African country on Sunday. She was accompanied by her four children — daughters Lourdes and Mercy, and sons Rocco and David.

Madonna adopted Mercy from Malawi earlier this year and adopted David from the country in 2008.

Madonna’s Raising Malawi, a charity founded in 2006, helps feed, educate and provide medical care for some of Malawi’s orphans.

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